Coin of Gaza under Antoninus Pius

Artists

Description

Obv.: laureate head of Antoninus Pius r., around Greek inscription Rev.: Bust of Tyche, with city crown with details of towers and gates, veiled, around Greek inscription, symbol, and date

Dimensions

24.5 g 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Hirsh Zvi Griliches, Cambridge, MA (before 1999); [1] to Diane Asséo Griliches, his wife, (1999-2008), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2008. Notes: [1] Hirsh Zvi Griliches (1930-1999) acquired the work at an unknown date before his death in 1999.